Edward Allen Nelson,70,of Stratford, died Saturday,September 7, 2013 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Funeral services for Edward A. Nelson will be held Wednesday morning at 10:30 at the South Marion United Methodist Church located south of Stratford. Interment will be in the South Marion Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Stratford from 4:00 until 7:00p.m. on Tuesday with the family present to meet with friends. Visitation will continue Wednesday at South Marion United Methodist Church after 9:00 until the time of service. The Walter Schroeder Funeral Home of Boone is in charge of arrangements.

Edward Allen Nelson,70,of Stratford, died Saturday,September 7, 2013 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Funeral services for Edward A. Nelson will be held Wednesday morning at 10:30 at the South Marion United Methodist Church located south of Stratford. Interment will be in the South Marion Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Stratford from 4:00 until 7:00p.m. on Tuesday with the family present to meet with friends. Visitation will continue Wednesday at South Marion United Methodist Church after 9:00 until the time of service. The Walter Schroeder Funeral Home of Boone is in charge of arrangements.